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Raffi Torres (knee) is likely to be good to go for the start of 2015-16 training camp.

Torres had multiple knee surgeries last season and consequently did not play. He is now four months removed from the second surgery to repair his ACL. The last game he played was April 30, 2014, during the playoffs against the Kings. He had three points and 18 penalty minutes in the seven-game series. "It looks good for him to be back in September," Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said. "He's progressing really well." Jun 20 - 8:00 PM

He had it removed at the end of November and the procedure was delayed to make sure Torres did not have any further infections. He is projected to return for training camp next season, according to GM Doug Wilson. Feb 26 - 1:51 PM

The feisty forward had his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee completely removed at the end of November. As David Pollak of the Mercury News says, Torres is likely still building strength around his knee. Torres has yet to play this season because of the knee injury, which also hampered him last season. Sat, Dec 27, 2014 08:15:00 PM

That's not to suggest that Torres will return soon after the New Year, just that it would be very surprising to see him play in December. He was limited to just five contests last season and hasn't played yet in 2014-15. Tue, Dec 9, 2014 04:26:00 PM

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He had it removed at the end of November and the procedure was delayed to make sure Torres did not have any further infections. He is projected to return for training camp next season, according to GM Doug Wilson.

The feisty forward had his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee completely removed at the end of November. As David Pollak of the Mercury News says, Torres is likely still building strength around his knee. Torres has yet to play this season because of the knee injury, which also hampered him last season.

That's not to suggest that Torres will return soon after the New Year, just that it would be very surprising to see him play in December. He was limited to just five contests last season and hasn't played yet in 2014-15.

Raffi Torres has had the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee completely removed.

Torres still hopes to resume skating in a week or so. "People have helped me along the way and I'm hoping that I can get back and start helping this team out the way I know I can," Torres said. "At the end of the day, I haven't played in a couple years, but I feel good. Mentally, I feel refreshed." More accurately, Torres has been limited to just five games since the start of the 2013-14 campaign.

Raffi Torres (knee) is back in San Jose after rehabbing in his hometown of Toronto.

There is no timetable for his return as Torres was expected to miss at least the first few months of the 2014-15 season after he suffered a setback in his rehab in August when an infection set into his surgically repaired right knee. Consider him out indefinitely at this time.

Raffi Torres is slated to undergo surgery on his knee later this month.

He suffered multiple infections in his repaired knee after the 2014 playoffs, but hasn't gone under the knife yet. Torres is expected to miss half of the 2014-15 regular season after he played in just five games last year and seven during the playoffs.

Raffi Torres is projected to miss the first few months of the 2014-15 season after he suffered a setback in his surgically repaired right knee.

He developed an infection after he underwent a cleanup procedure once the Sharks were knocked out of the playoffs. Torres missed most of the previous season while recovering from a torn ACL and it looks like he'll miss most of the coming campaign as well.

He struggled as he never fully recovered from a torn ACL that required surgery and sidelined him for all but five games during the regular season. "At one point there I was just skating around and was just kind of like, 'What am I doing on the ice right now?' But hey, that's just part of it. You just had to be out there," Torres said. "I'll get healthy this summer and come back, come back stronger." Torres plans on resting his knee for a month or two.

Raffi Torres has contributed goals in back-to-back games for the Sharks to open the playoffs.

He has also amassed 11 hits. Torres had the crowd chanting his name during Game 2 and he didn't know how to react when asked about it afterward. "It's nice. I don't know what to say," he said. "It's kind of weird." He missed most of the regular season because of a knee injury, but he's making an impact an early impact in the playoffs.

Raffi Torres (knee) will play Thursday when the Sharks host Los Angeles in their playoff opener.

He sat out the last 17 games of the regular season to rest after returning for five games from knee surgery. Torres skated with Andrew Desjardins and Martin Havlat on the fourth line during the morning session.

Torres was on the ice with the Sharks on Wednesday. "Today, he looked even better. You can probably interpret that as him being ready to go," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said of Torres. "Now, with that being said, I haven't sat with him, I haven't met with him after the skate today yet." If Torres dresses, it will probably be as a bottom-six forward.

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The San Jose Sharks have a new lease agreement with the SAP Center that could keep the keep at the arena until 2040.

The agreement will be for at least 10 years with the possibility of lasting until 2040 through a series of one year extensions. "I'm thrilled to be able to say that the San Jose Sharks will be staying right here in their home of San Jose," San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said. The Sharks and the city of San Jose will split the costs of upgrades.

The Sharks missed the playoffs for the first time in 11 seasons during the 2014-15 campaign. The new season brings a new coach, Peter DeBoer, along with several new players, Martin Jones, Joel Ward and Paul Martin. But the team will continue to lean on its core, specifically Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. "I talked to (GM) Doug (Wilson) a couple times throughout the summer, and we want to win," Couture said. "San Jose does. That’s our goal. We realize our best players, Jumbo and Patty, are getting a little bit older. I think we have the core to win, and Doug went out and got some very good players. Paul, Martin Jones, Joel, they’re just going to help us."

Patrick Marleau notched his 19th goal of the season to kick off San Jose's 3-1 win over Edmonton.

After Marleau picked up the puck as Justin Schultz blew a tire by the wrong blue line, he deked Brossoit out of his skates for a beautiful forehand tally. Go find a highlight. Marleau is now just one goal shy of his 13th career 20-goal season.

Brown saw the least amount of ice time by any player in the game on Friday as he played only 8:12 but he still managed three hits in the game. The tough fourth liner has been out of action since December 9 and has no points in nine NHL games this season.

Raffi Torres (knee) is likely to be good to go for the start of 2015-16 training camp.

Torres had multiple knee surgeries last season and consequently did not play. He is now four months removed from the second surgery to repair his ACL. The last game he played was April 30, 2014, during the playoffs against the Kings. He had three points and 18 penalty minutes in the seven-game series. "It looks good for him to be back in September," Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said. "He's progressing really well."

Tommy Wingels scored a power play goal for the Sharks in a 2-0 win over Nashville Thursday.

Wingels and his fantasy owners got a bit of good fortune here, as the winger tallied an empty-net goal while the Sharks were on a late man advantage. In addition to his 14th of the season, Tomas Hertl also counted for San Jose with his 11th while Chris Tierney recorded two assists.

Joel Ward has signed a three-year contract worth $9.75M with the San Jose Sharks.

Ward is coming off a four-year, $12M contract with Washington where he set a career high in goals (24) and points (49) in 2013-14. In all, Ward accumulated 57 goals and 121 points over four seasons and 276 games with Washington. Therefore he doesn't represent a great fantasy option now in the West for standard leagues. For deeper leagues, bear in mind Ward is entering his age-35 season.

Brent Burns took home the NHL Foundation Award Trophy on Wednesday night.

The award recognizes the "player who applies the core values of hockey -- commitment, perseverance and teamwork -- to enrich the lives of people in his community." The award also comes with a $25K award which can be distributed to the chosen charitable organization(s)of the winner's choosing. Burns has chosen the give the proceeds to Defending The Blue Line, a charity which helps children of military members participate in the game. As well as Folds of Honor, a charity which helps provide educations for family members of injured or fallen soldiers.

Paul Martin has signed a four-year contract with the San Jose Sharks with an annual average value of $4.85 million.

This is a big signing for the Sharks, especially since they lost out on a trade for Kevin Bieksa. Martin should slot in as a top-four rearguard and get some second power-play ice time with the Sharks. That should be good enough for him to better his 20-point effort of 2014-15. We expect Martin to register between 25-30 points in San Jose, which makes him a marginal fantasy asset.

Brenden Dillon has signed a five-year contract to remain with the San Jose Sharks.

The 24-year-old defenseman could have become a restricted free agent Wednesday. The contract has an average annual value of $3.27 million, CSN Bay Area’s Kevin Kurz reported. The Sharks acquired Dillon Nov. 21 in a trade with the Dallas Stars for defenseman Jason Demers and a third-round choice in the 2016 NHL Draft. Dillon scored two goals, added seven assists and posted a minus-11 rating in 60 games with the Sharks.

Martin Jones has inked a three-year, $9 million contract with the San Jose Sharks.

Jones was eligible to test the restricted free agent market. He played for Los Angeles last season, but was dealt to Boston and then San Jose over the course of the last week. Jones had a 2.25 GAA and .906 save percentage in 15 contests last season. The move to San Jose gives him an opportunity to compete for a starting gig and he's not a bad late round gamble in standard fantasy league drafts as a result. Just don't get too excited about his career NHL numbers given the relatively small sample size.